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In February of 2007, the historic Waldo Theater, a once thriving cultural center for the Waldo neighborhood in midtown Kansas City, burnt to the ground. The owner of the site commissioned el dorado to design a new mixed-use center which could continue to accommodate small local businesses while introducing accessible and sustainable approaches for development at a neighborhood scale. The design for the new building includes complete ADA accessibility egress, natural ventilation, a planted roof and a commissioned art installation which doubles as a sun screening device for the upper level glazing system. Perhaps most importantly, the new center will drastically improve visibility into retail spaces from sidewalks and roadways.
In February of 2007, the historic Waldo Theater, a once thriving cultural center for the Waldo neighborhood in midtown Kansas City, burnt to the ground. The owner of the site commissioned el dorado to design a new mixed-use center which could continue to accommodate small local businesses while introducing accessible and sustainable approaches for development at a neighborhood scale. The design for the new building includes complete ADA accessibility egress, natural ventilation, a planted roof and a commissioned art installation which doubles as a sun screening device for the upper level glazing system. Perhaps most importantly, the new center will drastically improve visibility into retail spaces from sidewalks and roadways.
- 2008
- Architect
- Volland, KS
- 12,500 SF
Client
- Botwin Family Partners, LP
Eldo Team
- Principal: Josh Shelton, AIA
- Project Manager: Steve Salzer, AIA
Collaborators
- Contractor: Hoffman Cortes
- Structural Engineer: Bob D Campbell & Associates
- Civil Engineer: Derssler Consulting Engineers
- MEP Engineer: Lankford Fendler + Associates
- Lighting Designer: Derek Porter Studio
- Landscape Architect: Jeffrey L. Bruce & Co.
Artists
- Anne Lindberg
Awards
- 2008 AIA Central States Region Design Awards - Citation Award
- 2009 IESNA Illumination Design Award
- 2010 AIA Kansas City Design Excellence Awards - Honor Award
Press
- ArchDaily, Kelly Minner, “Botwin Building / El Dorado,” 2010
- KC Studio, Brenda Clevenger, “The Art of Doing Business Differently,” 2016
- Kansas City Star, Steve Paul, “Architects Honor Grand Designs,” 2010
- Kansas City Business Journal, Mark Kind, Jonna Lorenz, “Capstone Awards,”2009
- Modern Builder, “Hoffman Cortes Constructs New Mixed-Use Building on Historic Waldo Theater Site,” 2009
- SPACE Korea, el dorado inc, “Botwin Building,” 2009
- Review, Heather Mcneill, “Creating Valuable Community Spaces,” 2009
- Urban Times, Alexi Kontras, “The Green Design Frontier,”, 2009
- Iowa Architects, “2008 Central States Region Awards,” 2009
- Commercial Journal, Jill Sederstrom, “Up from the Ashes,” 2008
- KC Small Business, “Botwin Building Opens,” 2008
- Kansas City Star, Sarah Mote, “Art and Architecture in KC,” 2008
- Kansas City Business Journal, Jim Davis, “Dream Small,” 2008
- Kansas City Star, Steve Paul, “A Welcome Revival in Waldo,” 2007
- Review, Josh Shelton, “Grain, Lizards & Vacuum Cleaners,” 2007
Photography by
- Mike Sinclair
